A look at Argentina captain Lionel Messi’s career by the numbers:
499 million: Global followers on social media platforms Facebook and Instagram (more than 10 times the population of Argentina)
$120 million: Messi’s estimated earnings for the 2022-23 season before taxes and agents’ fees, according to Forbes.
$26.60 million: Messi’s estimated transfer value, according to Swiss research group CIES Football Observatory.
2,315: Minutes played in the World Cup. No one has played more.